“Damn it… … .”

Oz sprinted to the floor until he was out of breath.

He was only moving with his bare body without [strengthening his physical abilities].

You can’t waste mana.

How could you waste mana when there are still important things to do?

-Prince of Oz, operation failed.

A one-sided communication heard during the battle with Prudence Loa.

It didn’t take long for Oz to realize that his worst assumption had become reality.

‘Tia knew about Prudence Loa’s deviation, but tolerated it.’

I don’t know if I knew the meaning behind it, but that wasn’t what was important now.

“Damn it… … .”

Chapter 3 of the main story.

The episode where Oz first appeared.

‘This is why.’

Oz frowned as if to blame himself. There was definitely something odd about it.

Although Oz in the game basically did not engage in public activities, he did not think about why he had to show up.

‘There wasn’t even any mention of Oz until it appeared!’

Why did Oz, who was so reluctant, suddenly move?

In the past, I thought it was just a character that was put in hastily to create a character to sell.

It’s a common thing in games too.

However, since that became a reality, it was natural that the truth was hidden behind the seemingly common reasons.

‘I recognized it at a glance, but was it different from the original Oz?’

No, it can’t be.

Oz must have known.

He knew that Eleanor was the owner of the key.

If so, what would he do?

‘Perhaps he’s been monitoring Eleanor from afar since before.’

I don’t know if he even knew the exact information about the key, but he would have known what would happen if Tia found out about it.

‘I guess I had no choice but to move.’

It wasn’t that I moved late, I had no choice but to move.

A situation where he had no choice but to be confident, as he did not move even in Gerard’s attack or [Pyeongwang]’s invasion.

He hadn’t decided what to do with Eleanor yet, and if Tia found out, he would have known that all the plans wouldn’t even start.

The key is a kind of strategic weapon.

Then, what if such a strategic weapon was possessed by an individual without any power?

What if that strategic weapon could be stolen by someone else?

‘I’ll steal it and hide it in a safe place.’

And the safest place in this world is around Tia.

“found… … !”

Oz, who was running out of breath, soon found Eleanor.

she was fighting

If it was the original story, she would have sat down, but she stood.

It must have been overcome.

‘Maybe I could have overcome it in the game.’

It was only likely that Oz intervened and suspended the situation before she could use the key.

“If it’s now… … !”

Oz began to unleash his magic on the monster. He burned the mana he had saved just for this moment.

With a large compositional formula in front, relatively small-sized compositional formulas followed it.

advanced magic

[Pinaka]

What was completed was the magic that became the prototype of [Trisura], the highest level of magic.

It really looked like a bow.

If Oz let go of the bowstring, the monster would die.

If that happens, it will be over without Tia discovering the existence of the key.

Tia won’t make the decision to imprison or kill Eleanor to retrieve the key.

but… … .

“… … .”

Oz couldn’t bear to let go of the bowstring.

Eleanor was still fighting.

Movement is clunky.

Although Oz learned combat skills by scratching the surface of a watermelon, one can tell that Eleanor’s current sword is crude.

Emotions were too mixed.

The tip of the sword was shaking, and I didn’t even think about the center of gravity.

Maybe it’s because of the tears that I can’t see properly, and even the direction is different.

By the way… … .

-Students are still immature.

Prudence’s words raced through his head, grabbing his arm.

It’s natural to be immature.

That is why they are called students.

– Heir… … . Oz, can you give them some time?

Oz thought.

Even though she shed tears like that, she didn’t give up, but she’s slowly stepping forward to move forward. Can it really be said that it’s right to stop her from growing?

– Then, can you make the right choice for those who are still immature?

Is that really the right choice?

“Damn it… … .”

I couldn’t bear to stop her from constantly talking to her and trying to face her own mistakes, as she swung her sword for an oath in the future.

‘If this is the case, surely… … .’

Eleanor will use the power of the key. And if that happens, you can’t be sure of the aftermath.

Confinement is better.

because you won’t die

But that can’t be okay.

Considering her purpose, it was right to stop here.

“Open up——”

Yes, even though it must be right.

“──The warmth of kindness!”

Oz couldn’t let go of the bowstring.

* * *

“That was it.”

The direction the voice came from was right behind his back. I can’t even tell who the target is.

“The head of the school… … .”

“That’s what you were hiding.”

[KP solvent]

Tiamat

she was standing behind me

“I thought they were particularly involved, but you knew that.”

“… … .”

I looked back and saw the dragon’s eyes, stained with rage. It deserves it.

Because in her eyes it will look like I’ve been hiding all this.

“Even though I knew what the key meant!”

Tia trembled and said as if she was barely suppressing the anger that was about to burst out.

“Oz, tell me. It’s a request, so convince me before I burn it all down. What the hell is that?”

She wanted to show me the utmost consideration now.

“Why did you hide that from me?”

“The head of the school.”

It can’t be helped that it’s already been caught.

It would be impossible to convince her with halfway words unless it was a situation where she had no choice but to understand.

“You have to kill him.”

“no.”

“Then we have to make sure they don’t get out of Skientia at all.”

“no.”

“Don’t you understand? Not too long ago, a guy who abused the power of the key turned the world into chaos.”

Was it a mistake to tell you about the existence of ＜Parade＞?

No, that has nothing to do with it. She must have felt the same way after all.

She has been through so many years and seen so many things.

“But Noah is different.”

“But what if that boy named Noah dies? So, what if the key is stolen by an unknown guy?”

Normally, I would have been afraid to even open my mouth in front of an angry woman.

But today was different.

Red handprints burning hot behind my back were pushing my back.

“I will take responsibility.”

“you?”

Tia flinched at those words, and soon showed open hostility.

“Something like you?”

“… … .”

“Do you think you can be anything? Do you think the life of one of you is more important than the lives of hundreds or thousands of people living on this earth?”

“no.”

“Then why are you talking like that?”

“Because that’s the only thing I can offer.”

“under… … !”

The only thing I can offer in exchange for responsibility is this life.

“yes… … .”

Tia finally spread her wings. As her heat grew stronger, she declared to me:

“Then prove it.”

bang!

When I came to my senses, the scenery had changed. His whole body felt a sharp pain, and the [Starry Sky Robe] was severely torn.

If he didn’t even have the [Robe of the Starry Sky], he might have died instantly.

“Prove that you have the strength to keep that oath.”

“… … good.”

Now that I’ve come this far, there’s only one thing I can do.

Normally, I wouldn’t gamble like this, but now it’s different.

Now is the time to do so.

[67/100 until SSR grade magic is confirmed]

Stacks remaining are 33.

The act of entrusting everything to luck that does not even build a complete stack.

[The Ruler of Mana Lv. 2]

You can’t solve everything just by relying on luck. However, even if you have completed your strength, wisdom, practice and preparation, the world is not so easy that you can succeed in all your plans.

I don’t deny luck.

I just hate to leave everything to luck, but I don’t think luck itself is bad.

An oath is not something that can be kept simply by force and planning.

[0/100 to SSR grade magic]

It is impossible without the luck that transcends all of that.

[Thunder God]

that’s what it deserves

* * *

“ha… … ha… … .”

After killing the monster, Eleanor was exhaling heavily.

It was because of the recoil that forced the power of the key to dwell in the still immature body.

“hahahaha… … .”

Eleanor let out a laugh that seemed to be broken. It was hard. It wasn’t just physical fatigue.

“Am I too weak?”

she was holding back tears.

Even though I swore just before, it was so hard.

He knew that he had not defeated Decentra, but the monster that had swallowed her, but he felt guilty.

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Kang!

Eleanor planted her greatsword into the ground and leaned against it.

“ah… … .”

Perhaps because of the recoil of the impact, the blue ribbon at the end of the handle of the greatsword unraveled and was blown away by a light breeze.

“Huh… … .”

Eleanor could no longer hold back her tears.

I couldn’t stand it.

Eleanor liked the color blue. I thought that color suited me.

It was because there was someone who said that.

“Dysen… … Tra… … .”

Lady of Dicentra.

Another family that said they would be by their side for the rest of their lives.

Eleanor called her name anxiously, like a child looking for her sister.

But she is no more.

He was about to erase the last traces with his own hands.

“You lose things because you’re so distracted.”

“uh… … ?”

At that moment, a blue color was reflected in Eleanor’s tear-stained vision.

The blue ribbon, which should have been blown away by the wind just before, was shaking in front of her eyes.

“teacher… … ?”

“Yes, Noah.”

And the person holding the blue ribbon was Oz.

Eleanor wiped away her tears with her sleeve and looked at Oz.

he was bloody The robe he was wearing was torn here and there, and there seemed to be no sound anywhere.

“Are you hurt?”

“I rolled down the stairs.”

“… … Where did you fall down the 100th floor stairs?”

Eleanor laughed at Oz telling a ridiculous lie.

“That’s Noah, you’re hurt too.”

“Ah, this… … .”

Eleanor pondered for a moment on what to say, then spoke with a bitter face.

“I fought with my sister.”

She, too, did not tell Oz the truth.

But it was not wrong.

Decentra Heros was close enough to her to be called a sister.

“yes? Were you close enough to fight?”

However, Eleanor had no choice but to cry again at Oz’s reply.

“Yes, yes, yes. very… … Yes, they were very close… … yeah.”

was close as much as family. No, they were closer than family.

Decentra was such an existence for Eleanor.

“But I don’t think I will ever see you again. I think we fought too hard. He probably lost his temper.”

Eleanor still thinks.

Didn’t Decentra, who suffered because he didn’t notice the strangeness, resent himself?

Would the situation have been different if he had noticed it a little earlier?

“Well? Wouldn’t it be okay since older sisters usually lose to their younger siblings?”

“I will… … would you?”

But Oz said so.

That alone made Eleanor’s heart feel lighter.

That insignificant response seemed to blow away my worries.

“Now, let’s start with the lost items first.”

“ah… … .”

Oz tied a blue ribbon around Eleanor’s head, who was still leaning on her greatsword.

“Well… … . I don’t know if it’s right because I don’t usually do it.”

“… … .”

“Check in the mirror later and change it if you’re not satisfied.”

Eleanor gently touched the ribbon in her hair to check its shape.

Crooked and sloppy form.

But that didn’t matter.

“it’s okay.”

“yes?”

“Yes, yes I… … .”

Because blue suits you well.

Eleanor smiled confidently and confidently as usual.

There were still tears in those eyes… … .

“Yes, it suits you well.”

Oz decided to pretend he didn’t see the tears.